Ellen Barkin Quotes
Skinniness is not your friend when you're over 40. I'd like to gain a good 10 pounds, but I did always have a fat, round face that plagued me when I was young. When I started to make movies, I couldn't look at myself.

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I know I'm in the exceptional position of having money, but I didn't have it for many decades. I'm always trying to get shows put on for 25 per cent less production costs.
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When people think of me, I want them to think of a travel show host who's really funny and good at his job, and I think eventually the CP won't even play into it, or at least that's the goal.
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I don't know what it's like in the U.S. but immigrants in the U.K. do the jobs the citizens won't do.
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Lest Arab governments be tempted out of sheer routine to rush into impulsive rejection, let me suggest that tragedy is not what men suffer but what they miss.
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I feel at home in a lot of places, but I am truly an African-American.
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Life wasn't about freeing up human souls. It was about creating obedient slaves in the hierarchical construction of the society - with God at the top, then the king and then the father.
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I'm most honest about writing when I'm talking to family or friends, not to newspapers.
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The very first thing I ever did, I was doing some work for the French Cultural Center. They wanted a little recording set up. And I got wire. A wire recorder. The wire came off spools, and to cut and edit, you tied it together in little square knots. Can you imagine?
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The U.S. has spent billions of dollars on educating and supporting teachers or developing curricula but no resources are applied to 'improving the brain' that a student brings to the classroom.
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I have not one shred of anger in my heart against Netanyahu or his wife.
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In the early part of the '60s I was influenced by the Ventures.
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I always make a decision, even if it's the wrong one. I hate being confused.
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What is it that love does to a woman? Without she only sleeps; with it alone, she lives.
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I've been acting since age 8. I just stopped enjoying it as much as I used to.
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My one issue in this country is to get on a firm financial footing. There's not much you can do if you're bankrupt.
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I love the ocean, but I'm just not one to lie on the beach.
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Defeating racism, tribalism, intolerance and all forms of discrimination will liberate us all, victim and perpetrator alike.
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When you are a singer, you have to nurse yourself and make sure you don't get a cold.
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I'm not exploring. I’m in. And this is the beginning of a marathon
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Leaders must exemplify integrity and earn the trust of their teams through their everyday actions. When you do this, you set high standards for everyone at your company. And when you do so with positive energy and enthusiasm for shared goals and purpose, you can deeply connect with your team and customers.
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I'm in this for the long haul. I've been making music my whole life.
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In high school, I was friends with everybody. I had my core group of friends, but I could flow through different social groups pretty easily.
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Suarez did fit in the style of the team quickly. I think his arrival was practically perfect. And us 3 fit in a fantastic way. We used to understand each other even without having so much of playing time together. I think we were missing the icing on the cake, and it was Luis Alberto Suarez.
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Skinniness is not your friend when you're over 40. I'd like to gain a good 10 pounds, but I did always have a fat, round face that plagued me when I was young. When I started to make movies, I couldn't look at myself.